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no O2 codes, KS, but bad gas mileage, help

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Old Feb 12, 2003 | 12:10 AM
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no O2 codes, KS, but bad gas mileage, help

i have a very bad gas mileage. My car is almost 16 mpg city, i dont know if im drive a shorts distance(6 miles sometimes) and most of the times are hills but dont high slopes.
I dont have any O2 codes, do i have to change the sensor after 130,000 miles?? my max is 95 gxe auto.
Sometimes my cel pull me 0302, 0304 like 1 time per month, but after 2 weeks not codes

What else do i have to check? i remplaced, plugs, tranny fluid, fuel filter, pcv, belts, clena TB, IAC, EGR.
Old Feb 12, 2003 | 01:35 AM
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16mpg city sounds normal to me. Especially for an automatic Maxima.
Old Feb 12, 2003 | 05:11 AM
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that's not very far off from what it should be. Depending on how you drive as well, it's not very bad. I think we're only supposed to get around 20-21 mpg city at the best of times.

Check your EGR components ... and clean your AICV...which I am about to do as soon as it's not 15 degrees.
Old Feb 12, 2003 | 05:27 AM
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Re: no O2 codes, KS, but bad gas mileage, help

Try pulling the codes even without a CEL.
0304 by itself will not light up a CEL.
Just realise also that in the cold season and with city driving, you should probably get 18-20mpg so you are not far off. Just keep checking the mpg for the next few tanks. Also, I hope you are using premium fuel and have NGK spark plugs.
Old Feb 12, 2003 | 08:19 AM
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also, have you every used fuel system cleaner? Your injectors could be dirty.
Old Feb 12, 2003 | 10:40 AM
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Originally posted by Lime
also, have you every used fuel system cleaner? Your injectors could be dirty.
yes, i cleaned my injectors a few weeks ago, clean the IAC, EGR system, maybe is normal here where a live, theres a lot of hills and that S...t.
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